Address to the Nation on the Challengerby Ronald Reagan, on January 28, 1986, in Washington, DCLadies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy […]
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The President Is Dead Way back in 1963, while stationed on board the USS Piper, we pulled into the port of Djibouti, Africa as one of our scheduled Med cruise port calls. Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa in East Africa. It is bordered by Somalia in the south, Ethiopia in
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Country Icon Patsy Cline’s Plane CrashCountry music star Patsy Cline died in a plane crash in 1963, along with fellow musicians Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, and pilot Randy Hughes.On March 5, 1963, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Cowboy Copas were traveling from Kansas City, Kansas, to Nashville, Tennessee, after performing at a benefit concert. The
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I was only three years old when my mother and father separated and divorced, so I never knew very much about my dad except that he was a strong person with a short temper. He came to visit us a few times as I was growing up until the last time I saw him he
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Death of Soviet Leader Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin, born Ioseb Besarionis Jughashvili, born December 6, 1878, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. He played a prominent role in the early years of the Soviet state and was a key figure during World War II, leading the USSR
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Bandleader Glenn Miller Disappeared Over The English ChannelAmerican Army bandleader Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was known not only for his conducting skills but also for a peculiar disappearance around Christmas Time.The 40-year-old was on a flight on December 15th, 1944, from England to France. He never arrived and instead is
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The Assassination of Admiral Isoroku YamamotoAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto was a Japanese naval officer and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II. He was responsible for planning and executing the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States’ entry into the war. Yamamoto was widely respected
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Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting
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The Charles A. Lindbergh Jr KidnappingIt was on the evening of March 1, 1932, that one of the nation’s biggest mysteries and scandals occurred. World-famous aviator Colonel Charles Lindbergh and his wife had put their 20-month old son Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. to bed in his upstairs nursery and within hours a nurse who went
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1931 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1931Amazing Event: The Empire State Building, 102 stories, 1,454 feet to the tip of its antenna, constructed in 13 months by a workforce of up to 3,400 men daily, opened on May 1, 1931. It was immediately nicknamed the “Empty State Building” by New Yorkers because Depression-era economics
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In Flanders Fields by John McCrae*originally published in Punch MagazineIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead; short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
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Fraterville, Tennessee Mine Disaster Victim Jacob Vowell’s farewell letter to his wife, Sarah Ellen VowellHis son, Elbert died with him.May 19, 1902Ellen, darling, goodbye for us both. Elbert said the Lord has saved him. We are all praying for air to support us, but it is getting so bad without any air.Ellen I want you
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Death of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a renowned Russian composer of the Romantic era, left a lasting legacy in classical music. Known for his ballets, symphonies, operas, and chamber music, Tchaikovsky’s life and untimely death have been the subject of much speculation and intrigue.Dates: Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840, and
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